For centuries, the kingdoms of Arcana and Letar waged war, their enmity carved into the very stones of their realms. To forge peace, they declare a truce, sealed by a contract marriage between two reluctant princes: Luien, the third prince of Letar, an elf over two hundred years old, and Nox, the second prince of Arcana, a human barely twenty-two.... more>>

From the first vow, their union is a tangle of missteps. An elf who scorns humans and a human determined to endure, stumble into a marriage neither wanted. Creaking and teetering, misunderstandings and conflicts pile high, threatening to unravel their fragile bond completely.

Different races, clashing values, opposing mindsets—can an elf unversed in love and a human bearing silent burdens mend their misbuttoned start? This is the tale of an elf who torments (or tries to) his human spouse and a human who stands steadfast, forging a resilient life together in their contract marriage. <<less